Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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late / John / is / often |
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I / go / three times a week / to the gym |
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can / You / your car keys / find / never |
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I / never / what to say / know |
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hardly ever / I / oranges / eat |
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Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
for dinner / Mike / eats / pizza / often |
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We / have / soup / every other day |
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Do / have lunch / usually / at home? / you |
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am / in the mornings. / usually / Something is the matter with me. I / very tired |
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go / I / once a year / usually / to the dentist |
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almost never / go on holiday / My parents |
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will / rarely / help you / Tom / if you need it |
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do / often / you / How / to the disco? / go |
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some petrol / I travel a lot. I / every other day. / need |
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to the gym / ? / every day / you / go / Do |
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Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
very often / to help me / My parents / come |
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Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
in green? / always / Can / dress / I |
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I / go / usually / to the hairdresser's / once a month |
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asking me questions / is / always / She |
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several times a year / breaks down / My car |
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I / it / saw / five times |
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Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
she / Yesterday, / twice / phoned / me |
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I / shopping / have to go / day in, day out |
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Begin the sentence with SHE |
rarely / She / listens / when you talk to her |
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Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
She / in blue / very often / dresses |
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Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
? / Does / always / Kevin / win |
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always / at 8 a.m. / I / get up |
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listen / They / never / can |
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Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
They / some help with the homework / usually / need |
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Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
Do / often / you / feel tired? |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week